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          FOIA
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The Railroad Retirement Board is required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose records requested in writing by any person. However, we may withhold information under certain exemptions and exclusions provided by the statute. Also, the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Privacy Act restrict disclosure of information about individuals. FOIA applies only to federal agencies and does not create a right of access to records held by Congress, the courts, or by state or local government agencies.

Consult our Guide for Requesting FOIA Records if you plan to make a FOIA request. We also encourage you to browse Agency Overview, News Releases, Statistical Information, Benefit Forms and Publications, and Employer Forms and Publications located in the links to the left.

Additionally, pursuant to Executive Order 13392 entitled "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information," the RRB's pdf iconFOIA Improvement Plan will make the processing of FOIA requests more streamlined and effective and increase public awareness of FOIA processing.Annual FOIA Report
    

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Please see Railroad Retirement Board's quarterly FOIA requests page on FOIA.gov.



What information is available without filing a FOIA request and where is it?

Information is available

in the Federal Register
	the RRB's Reading Room
	844 N. Rush St.
	Chicago, IL 60611
	our website
	RRB Government Information Locator System (GILS) website.See chart below for specific information and where located.

**Who Can Request?**

Any person may request agency records.

**How to Request?**

**Mail/Fax**Make request in writing, see item B. 3 in the Guide for Requesting FOIA Records
	State that the request is being made under the FOIA
	Mark both the envelope and contents, "Freedom of Information Request"
	Address your request to:**RRB Records**
			**OIG Records**Chief FOIA Officer
			General Counsel
			Railroad Retirement Board
			844 North Rush Street
			Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275
			Fax: (312) 751-7102
			Office of Inspector General
			FOIA Officer
			Railroad Retirement Board
			844 North Rush Street
			Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275
			Fax: (312) 751-4342

**Online**EFOIA**Is there a Fee?**

RRB may charge fees, according to published fee schedules, for searching, reviewing, and copying records.  Noncommercial requesters are not charged for the first 100 pages of document copying, or for the first two hours of search time. For more information see Guide for Requesting FOIA Records.



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